Wire trolling-line and twine winder



May 8, 1923- W. H. GRUENHAGEN WIRE 'IROLILING LINE AND TWINE WINDERFiled Aug. 22, 1922 5 HTTU/f/YEX Patented May 8, 1923.

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Be it knownthat I, WVILL'IAM H. GroanirAcEN, a citizen of'the UnitedStates", resid- 7 to be held in the hand during operation. It is aconimon method of fishing in certain localities to troll the bait fromthe rear of the boat by means of hand lines and it is often desired touse diiferent lengths of line so that some provision for taking in andletting out the line is necessary.

It is an object of this invention to provide an extremely simple andeflicient device on which the line may be arranged and from jacent itsCentral portion and the line-can be paid out therefrom by merely turningthe "which it can be very readily let out or released, I v I It is afurther object of the invention to provide such a-device in the form ofa single wire frame having re-entran't notches or re cesses in its endsinwhich the line, which is wound lengthwise of the frame, is disposed.

It is still another object of theinvention to provide such a wire framehaving substantially parallel intermediate portions'con- 'nected by arigid means, preferablyin the form of a flat late. 7 v

These and ot er objects and advantagesof the invention will be fully setforth in the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to thesame parts throughout the different views, and in which,

Fig. 1 is a plan view-of the device, a small portion thereof being insection; and

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. I Referingto the seen to comprise an elongated frame formed ofa strand of wire 1,which frame is disposed substantially in one plane and has in- Vtermediate substantially parallel portions 2'.

The end portions 3 of the frame'are expanded or have the sides thereofdiverging and are each provided with re-entrant portions forming notchesor recesses 4 ,th sides of a d? dsss" b nt l to a trolling device andparticularly to sucha device adapted drawings, the device is be desiredto handle.

whi h div r e u i 3 y a idgiheet Cu ve nrier ii rt 'T lp 'al eil s of ed i ear q nnee iby a rlae I 5. which extends thereb'etween liasgits madeby soldering, or otherwise, if desired.

It will be noted that the-wire frame is sub stanti'ally continuous, theend portions-thereof, as-indic'ated at 7 being each other.

Inoperation, the line 6 line is disposed in the recesses 4: and held inplace therein. The sidesfofthese fIGCBSSG S wound thereon itis kept infcomparatively flat formation so that it will readily dry, The device ismerely held in one hand ad'- j closely adjacent 1 :1 9;

y is wound Oll the frame substantially as indicated in Fig; 1 L with oneend of the lineextending from one 1 end of the frame. It will benoted'that the T i are, as stated, diverging andas thefline is same endfor end with-a swinging or o'scilt latory motion. When it is desired totake the frame, as indicated in Fig.1.

up the line the same is merely wrapped about .85

From the 'above'descnption it is seen that p applicant has'provided'anezctremelyjsimple The device, as stated, is noncorrosive, which tendftocollect dirt, weeds, orother objectionable mat-"- the recesses l'and atthe endsof the device make a convenient means for hanging the f articleon one-or more nails when itjlisde- ,terJ The bend in the wire at thesides of, 1

sired to allow the line to dry thereon. The,

device being thin, can alsodbeplaced in the" r v narrow slot usuallyprovided along the gunwale of the boat where it will-be safely, heldand'out of the way. The device has been ceedingly eflicient for thepurpose intended.-

The device can, of course, be used for hold-1 ing clothes lines or otherlines Which it may It will, of; course, be

details and proportions of the partswithwidely used in actual practiceand found eX- tmdeist 0601,' an various changes may be made "in theform, I

outdeparting from the scope ofap'plicants' invention, which, generallystated, "consists in the mattershowh and described and set forth in theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A device of the class described comprising, a Wire bent to form aframe symmetrical about a longitudinal axis with substantially parallelcentral portions, and expand ed end portions, each end portion having acurved re-entrant recess therein also symmetrical with' the longitudinalaxis of the frame and rigid means extending between the major part ofsaid parallel portions.

2. A device of the class described comprising, a continuous wire bent toform a frame having substantially parallel central portions and expandedend portions, each end portion having a re-entrant recess therein havinga curved outline, and a member of sheet material secured to andextending betWeen the parallel portions of said frame throughoutsubstantially their Whole extent.

3. A hand trolling line holder comprising an elongated flat frame formedof a continu ous piece of Wire, said frame having a central portion andend portions of greater Width than the central portion, each of said endportions having an open-ended recess therein, and a plateextendingbetween the central portions of said frame and having its sideedges bent around the same and secured thereto. a c

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM H. GRUENHAGEN,

